| Title: | Modifiable lifestyle factors and lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation: longitudinal data from the Korea NHIS-HealS and UK Biobank cohorts |
| Journal: | BMC Medicine |
| Published: | 13 May 2024 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38735916/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03400-4 |
| URL: | https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12916-024-03400-4 |
Publication 12096
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Abstract
BackgroundThe reason for higher incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in Europe compared with East Asia is unclear. We aimed to investigate the association between modifiable lifestyle factors and lifetime risk of AF in Europe and East Asia, along with race/ethnic similarities and disparities.Methods1:1 propensity score matched pairs of 242,763 East Asians and 242,763 White Europeans without AF were analyzed. Modifiable lifestyle factors considered were blood pressure, body mass index, cigarette smoking, diabetes, alcohol consumption, and physical activity, categorized as non-adverse or adverse levels. Lifetime risk of AF was estimated from the index age of 45 years to the attained age of 85 years, accounting for the competing risk of death.ResultsThe overall lifetime risk of AF was higher in White Europeans than East Asians (20.9% vs 15.4%, p < 0.001). The lifetime risk of AF was similar between the two races in individuals with non-adverse lifestyle factor profiles (13.4% vs 12.9%, p = 0.575), whereas it was higher in White Europeans with adverse lifestyle factor profiles (22.1% vs 15.8%, p < 0.001). The difference in the lifetime risk of AF between the two races increased as the burden of adverse lifestyle factors worsened (1 adverse lifestyle factor; 4.3% to ≥ 3 adverse lifestyle factors; 11.2%). Compared with East Asians, the relative risk of AF in White Europeans was 23% and 62% higher for one (hazard ratio [HR] 1.23, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.16-1.29) and ≥ 3 adverse lifestyle factors (HR 1.62, 95% CI 1.51-1.75), respectively.ConclusionsThe overall higher lifetime risk of AF in White Europeans compared with East Asians might be attributable to adverse lifestyle factors. Adherence to healthy lifestyle factors was associated with the lifetime risk of AF of about 1 in 8 regardless of race/ethnicity.</p>
12 Authors
- Hanjin Park
- Daehoon Kim
- Eunsun Jang
- Hee Tae Yu
- Tae-Hoon Kim
- Dong-min Kim
- Jung-Hoon Sung
- Hui-Nam Pak
- Moon-Hyoung Lee
- Gregory Y. H. Lip
- Pil-Sung Yang
- Boyoung Joung
1 Application
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| 77793 | The causal inference study to determine the association of genetically predicted biological, behavioral, ethnic factors with risk of atrial fibrillation and its associated complications. |
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